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Is voice commerce the next big thing in retail?

Is voice commerce the next big thing in retail?

We have already seen that e-commerce changed the way consumers find and buy products and m-commerce brought that functionality to consumers via the smartphone or tablet. Both e-commerce and m-commerce have demonstrated strong growth as consumers become more comfortable with these channels and sale volumes increase for merchants.

by Mark Beresford | Oct 31, 2019
5 mins read
Conversation with Cyril Chiche, CEO of Lydia Mobile App

Conversation with Cyril Chiche, CEO of Lydia Mobile App

Cyril Chiche, CEO of Lydia Mobile App, spoke to EDC’s Samee Zafar. Lydia is the leading French mobile payment company among millennials.

by Samee Zafar | Sep 02, 2019
3 mins read
Conversation with Tarek Raouf, CEO of the Egyptian Banks Company

Conversation with Tarek Raouf, CEO of the Egyptian Banks Company

Tarek Raouf, CEO of the Egyptian Banks Company (EBC), spoke to EDC’s Samee Zafar. EBC provides infrastructure for electronic payments and clearing systems in Egypt.

by Samee Zafar | Aug 01, 2019
3 mins read
Why should retailers take a closer look at Open Banking?

Why should retailers take a closer look at Open Banking?

Try to describe Open Banking to a retailer can be a bit of a challenge. Retailers and bankers rarely share the same objectives and their perspective of what the customer wants is often like chalk and cheese.In Europe, Open Banking is supported by a regulatory regime, the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), which means that banks are required to share more customer information than ever before via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

by Mark Beresford | Oct 31, 2018
5 mins read
Interview with Irra Ariella Khi, CEO of VChain

Interview with Irra Ariella Khi, CEO of VChain

Peter Sidenius, EDC Managing Director based in London met with Irra Ariella Khi, CEO of VChain, a cutting-edge Blockchain based identity-as-a-service platform.

by Peter Sidenius | Jul 31, 2018
5 mins read
Convenience stores are transforming to accept new payment methods

Convenience stores are transforming to accept new payment methods

The role of convenience stores has not drastically changed over the last few decades. They stock a range of everyday items such as groceries, snack foods, confectionery, soft drinks, tobacco products, over-the-counter drugs, toiletries, newspapers, and magazines.

by Mark Beresford | Jul 03, 2018
6 mins read
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